Most violations of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are addressed through administrative enforcement action. But, in some circumstances of improper conduct affecting ...

A recent survey by marketing consulting firm ZS Associates found that 61 percent of oncologists report placing “moderate-to-severe restrictions” on visits from pharmaceutical sales representatives, ...

Physicians appear to be restricting their contact with pharmaceutical representatives, according to recent data from Capgemini Consulting, the strategy and transformation brand of Paris-based ...

Are pharma reps on balance a curse or a blessing to medical practices? On some days it is not unusual to believe the former, that the pharmaceutical representative is another obnoxious intrusion into ...

Frank Alario, 65, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to wrongfully disclose patients' individually identifiable health information to pharmaceutical sales representative ...

A South Jersey doctor has received a 15-month prison term for his role in a $5-million health insurance fraud. Brian Sokalsky, 46, of Margate was accused of prescribing costly compounded medications ...

AKRON, Ohio — A Hudson doctor and a central Ohio pharmaceutical representative have pleaded guilty to their roles in a prescription drug kickback conspiracy, a news release from United States Attorney ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Boy, I know that there are some really terrible jobs in the extended health care universe, but it sure seems ...

Connecticut is the latest state to join the efforts of jurisdictions such as Oregon, Nevada, Washington D.C., and the City of Chicago, Illinois, in further regulating the activities of pharmaceutical ...

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